Meetings at St Johns Church annex Lemsford Village
Lemsford Village – Cromer Hyde- Stanborough
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Welcome to Lemsford Local History Group - The Horn Family
The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest. Above Image Lemsford Village 1905
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859. Originally the parish included Lemsford Village itself, with the outlying areas of Cromer Hyde, Stanborough and the Brocket Park Estate plus part of the west side of what is now Welwyn Garden City.Image Lemsford Village 1905
The A1 motorway follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" .
The river Lea, which once formed part of the boundary of the Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex runs through the parish. The A1 motorway, the main arterial road, follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" from London to York.Its starts with the Old Bull (now known as 'The East') and ends at the Ayots with the Waggoners and Red Lion. Above Image The Waggoners around 1910.
The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. The archive also contains admission records for the village school as well as al our research documentation and image library. Above image is of Lemsford School around 1900
Lemsford Village is on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City and its Church is St Johns C of E and School is also St Johns, it has 2 Pubs The Sun and the Long and Short and a Mill on the River Lea which runs through the Village. Above image from 1920 and shows 6 men on a wall outside the old Long & Short.
Cromer Hyde is a hamlet near to the Village it has its own Pub , The Crooked Chimney (formally the Chequers) and a lane which once boasted 3 farms and now has a thriving community. Above Image is the Chequers from 1910. Now known as the Crooked Chimney
Visit Stanborough, the start of the Parish and home of the lakes.
Stanborough is an area to the south of the Village with own pub ‘The East’ formally ‘The Bull’. It is now well known for its lakes which were built in 1967. Above image Is the Bull at Stanborough in 1938, Newly built and moved from across the road
Brocket Hall - Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239
Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239. Joan De Fauconberg Married in 1393 To Thomas Brocket 1383 – 1431
(The First Brocket in Herts) The Brockets originated from Yorkshire and had No Children. The Brockets ended when Mary Brocket in 1597 marries Sir Thomas Reade (1545 – 1604). 1921 the house was bought by Sir Charles Nall Cain who bought the title Lord Brocket from Lloyd George in 1933. Above image is Brocket Hall Staff in 1924
The Horn Family- Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website will have every person on the 1841 t0 1911 census in the Parish recorded we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about these people and their lives. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about all aspects of the past in Lemsford Parish. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Andy Chapman LLHG
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Census
Name
Age
Relationship
Location
Occupation
Birthplace
1861
William J Horn
23
Head
Farmer
Hatfield
1861
Sarah Horn
23
Wife
Sandridge
1871
william J Horn
33
Head
Farmer
Sandridge
1861
Sarah Horn
34
Wife
Sandridge
1871
Mary Ann Horn
56
Mother
Farmer
Hertford
1871
Thomas c Horn
8
Son
Hertford
1871
Susan Horn
6
Daughter
Hertford
1871
Elizabeth Horn
4
Daughter
Hertford
1871
Helina Horn
2
Daughter
Hertford
1871
William Horn
0
Son
Hertford
1881
william J Horn
43
Head
Farmer
Handside
1881
Sarah Horn
44
Wife
Sandridge
1881
Mary Horn
66
Mother
Farmer
Hertford
1881
Thomas c Horn
18
Farmers Son
Handside
1881
Susan Horn
16
Daughter
Handside
1881
William Horn
10
Son
Scholar
Handside
1881
Herbert Horn
8
son
Scholar
Handside
1881
John Horn
6
son
Scholar
Handside
1881
Harold Horn
4
son
Scholar
Handside
1891
william J Horn
53
Head
Farmer
Handside
1891
Sarah Horn
54
Wife
Sandridge
1891
Elizabeth Horn
24
Daughter
Hertford
1891
William Horn
20
Farmers Son
Handside
1891
John Horn
16
Son
Scholar
Handside
1891
Mildred
8
Daughter
Scholar
Handside
1901
william J Horn
63
Head
Upper Handside Farm
Farmer
Handside
1901
Sarah Horn
64
Wife
Upper Handside Farm
Sandridge
1901
John Bearney Horn
26
son
Upper Handside Farm
Farmer
Handside
1901
Harold Reginald Horn
24
son
Upper Handside Farm
Bank Clerk
Handside
1901
Mildred Annie Horn
18
Daughter
Upper Handside Farm
Farmer
Handside
1901
Sarah Martha Reid
23
Servant
Upper Handside Farm
Cook
Wheathampsted
1901
Annie Reynolds
18
Servant
Upper Handside Farm
Domestic
Lemsford
1901
William Cooper Horn
30
Head
Brickwall Farm
Farmer
Handside
1901
May Horn
28
Wife
Brickwall Farm
Godshill
1901
Edith Catherine Skeggs
19
Servant
Brickwall Farm
Domestic
Lemsford
1901
Ida Skeggs
14
Servant
Brickwall Farm
Domestic
Lemsford
1911
william J Horn
73
Head
Upper Handside Farm
Farmer
Hatfield
1911
Sarah Horn
74
Wife
Upper Handside Farm
Sandridge
1911
John Bearney Horn
36
son
Upper Handside Farm
Partner
Handside
1911
Mildred Annie Horn
29
Daughter
Upper Handside Farm
Farmer
Handside
1911
Dorothy Mary Horn
23
G/Daughter
Upper Handside Farm
Companion
Shotterbrooke
1911
Florence Ethel Adams
18
Servant
Upper Handside Farm
Cook
Stevenage
1911
Maude Adams
17
Servant
Upper Handside Farm
Domestic
Stevenage
1911
William Cooper Horn
40
Head
Brickwall Farm
Farmer
Handside
1911
May Horn
38
May
Brickwall Farm
Godshill
1911
William Henry Cox
9
Son
Brickwall Farm
Hatfield
1911
Gertrude Fan
19
Servant
Brickwall Farm
Companion
Redbourne
1911
Rhode Lawrence
16
Servant
Brickwall Farm
Domestic
Redbourne
1939
William Cooper Horn
69
Head
102 Handside Lane
JP
Handside
1939
May Horn
67
Wife
102 Handside Lane
Domestic duties
Godshill
1939
John Bearney Horn
65
Head
111 Handside Lane
Farmer retired
Handside
1939
Mildred Annie Horn
65
Head
43 Barleycroft
Incapacitated
Handside
Lemsford Local History Group
The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest.The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. Records of births, marriages and deaths before the consecration of the church in 1859 will be found in the registers of Bishop's Hatfield parish. The archive also contains admission records for the village school - St. John's Church of England Junior Mixed Infants school - since it was first opened in 1872
